Change the SAP Splash Screen...

Most of my customers like to be able to add their company logo or other image into the splash screen area of the SAP GUI. It is fairly simple to do:

1. Go to transaction SMW0 (SAP Web Repository)
2. Select "Binary Data for WebRFC Applications"
3. Create a new object and give it a name starting with "Z"
4. Import the object from the desktop (must be a .GIF)
- If it warns you about not having a MIME type setup, first create a new MIME type for GIF images under Settings > Maintain MIME Types
- You can also assign an editor for the MIME type, and MSPAINT works well for GIF images
5. Go to SM30 and maintain the SSM_CUST table
6. Enter the object name you created in step 3 into the START_IMAGE field
- If the START_IMAGE field does not exist, simply create it
- If you do not want the image to stretch with the SAPGUI size, set NO in the RESIZE_IMAGE field

Hope this helps...

Address Layout in SAP...

If you are tired of seeing the address data laid out n European format (street first, house number next, etc) it can be changed in the IMG.

Call transaction SPRO, select Reference IMG and go to the following path:
SAP Netweaver > Application Server > Basis Services > Address Management > International Settings >Choose Address Screen Layout

Choose US settings and you will be happy.

One place you can check this is in transaction SU01. On the Address tab for a new or existing user, select the 'Assign New Company Address' button, enter a name for the new address an dthe following screen will ask for the detailed address info. If the street name preceeds the house number, you know the system is set to the European address format.

Hope this helps...

Don't Forget to Set JAVA Environment Variables...

When installing ECC on a Windows server, the JDK install has to happen before you begin. There are two Environment Variables that must be set in order for the install complete. I always run into this, but now is the first time I thought to go ahead and put an entry in here about it.

JAVA_HOME and SAPINST_JRE_HOME both need to be set, pointing to the Java install directory, most commonly C:\j2sdk1.4.2***

Hope this helps things go a little smoother for you guys.